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A BSA A65 Rocket – With An Original DMD Streamliner Dustbin Fairing

Ben Branch October 8, 2018
BSA A65 Rocket
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The BSA A65 Rocket was released in 1964 as the new more performance oriented version of the BSA A65 Star. The BSA A65 series…

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1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane

Ben Branch August 3, 2018
Ice Speedster Snow Plane Nose
  • American
  • Boats
  • Cars
  • Planes
  • Vintage

At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be…

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1970 Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge N007

Ben Branch June 18, 2018
Tuploev-A-3-N007-7
  • Boats
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Planes
  • Vintage

The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the cold war, the CIA and MI6 doubtless…

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The Unusual 8-Wheel Reeves Octoauto (And The Sextoauto)

Jon Branch June 15, 2018
Milton Reeves Octoauto
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Vintage

Background: An Inventive Family Marshall and Milton Reeves were American brothers whose inventions made their mark on agriculture, commercial vehicles, and industry.  They were…

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Frank Sinatra’s 1938 Arrest Fingerprint Records

Ben Branch May 9, 2018
Frank Sinatra's Arrest Fingerprint Records And Mugshot
  • American
  • Vintage

These are Frank Sinatra’s original fingerprint records from his arrest on the 26th of November 1938 – he was charged with the crime of…

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The Rare MV Agusta 750S America

Ben Branch December 7, 2017
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The MV Agusta 750S America is a motorcycle that was built to fulfill a request from Chris Garville and Jim Cotherman of Commerce Overseas Corporation – the primary US importer of MV Augusta motorcycles in the 1970s.

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1949 Harley-Davidson FL Panhead

Ben Branch July 22, 2017
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

A Brief History of the Harley-Davidson FL Panhead The Harley-Davidson FL series was introduced in 1941, originally fitted with the Knucklehead V-twin and leading-link front…

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro

Ben Branch November 19, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Vintage

The Chevrolet Camaro thundered onto American roads in late 1966, as 1967-badged models sitting on the new GM F-body platform. The Camaro was a…

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1948 Lincoln Continental Club Coupe

Ben Branch September 30, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Vintage

The 1948 Lincoln Continental holds the distinction of being the last American made production car to be fitted with a V12, in the post…

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AC Aceca-Bristol Coupe

Ben Branch June 2, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The AC Aceca-Bristol was built from 1956 as a more powerful variant of the AC Aceca, the addition of the Bristol suffix denoted the fitment…

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Clockwork Tinplate Toy Cars

Ben Branch May 9, 2016
  • Cars
  • Vintage

Clockwork tinplate toy cars were about as close as boys and girls could get to the real thing in the early 20th century, they…

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1940 Plymouth PT105 Pickup

Ben Branch April 2, 2016
  • American
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The Plymouth PT105 Pickup was developed in 1936 as an alternative to the trucks being built by Chrysler – purely because every Plymouth dealer…

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